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So long, Brett!

We don’t normally post industry happenings, but this one is personal.  After 28 years in the business, Brett Ashy announced today that he’s closing his shop,… Read more

Circles vs squares: An ode to living in nature

This promo for the new season of History Channel's "Mountain Men" from Roger starts off strong and then builds breathlessly from there.

Psyop jumps in the VR game with “Kismet”

Targeted at higher end VR systems like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Psyop's "Kismet" is a real-time VR experience that leverages the studio's long-standing… Read more

Clever Instagram-based escape the room challenge

I told myself I wouldn’t, but I got sucked into Red Lion Canada’s Escape Room challenge for the Toronto Silent Film Festival. 10 minutes later,… Read more

Animated A-Z

Al Boardman (one of the folks behind the 9 Squares project), has shared his compilation of typographic explorations for the 36 Days of Type Project.

A mobile game made entirely out of clay?

The visuals for Tiny Passengers, a new mobile puzzle game from Shape Minds launching in iTunes today, were created almost entirely in clay. Check out… Read more

FITC Toronto 2016 Titles

If you only watch one video today, make it this one.

Arting Everyday: Insights from 730 Days of Making Stuff

Editor’s note: We have removed the original guest article by Will Fortanbary. While we felt that Will’s article was a source of inspiration for many people… Read more

Watch New York City succumb to Mother Nature in “Wrapped”

"Wrapped" proves that watching New York City succumb to nature can be a surprisingly delightful experience. After a solid run on the festival circuit, the… Read more

Ariel Costa goes freelance, releases “Sins” (process imagery included, NSFW)

Check out the process imagery for "Sins," an evocative short film created by Ariel Costa as he leaves Buck and enters the freelance market.

One Year of 9 Squares

Encompassing 28 rounds and 186 contributors, 9 Square's 1 year retrospective is motion for motion's sake — no deep ideas or earth-shattering innovations. Just beautiful… Read more

Producers, a moment, please!

Allison Maier and Barrett Brown, two students at the Ringling College of Art & Design, are conducting research aimed at improving the lives of producers.

Parallels in gaming and motion design: An interview with David Wolinsky of “Don’t Die”

As this Yussef Cole interview with David Wolinsky reveals, the worlds of gaming and motion design have a lot in common. From aesthetic concerns to… Read more

Animate your way to Google

Each year, Google’s in-house agency, Google Creative Lab, combs the planet in search of promising young creatives to become “Fivers.” In Google’s own words: The… Read more

The History of Magic in North America

Elastic's latest release, directed by co-founder Andy Hall, introduces us to the hitherto unknown magical history of The United States of America, as told by… Read more

Striving for imperfection: Michael Fragstein’s “Dagner”

In the the music video for "Dagner," a new track from Dan Freeman and The Serious, small human figures appear trapped in a series of… Read more

Thousands of tea bag tags star in this charming spot for Twinings

Stop-motion duo Parabella (Mikey Please and Dan Ojari) crafted a charming, hand-crafted spot — out of Twinings tea bag labels. Irresistibly tactile, it makes you… Read more

The key to Facebook Reactions? Animation (of course).

"Early versions were static and we knew animation would be key in making them more expressive. "

Remembering gravity: The animated story of an astronaut coming home

Gunner partnered with Great Big Story to bring to life the observations and journey of astronaut Leland Melvin as he acclimates to life back on… Read more

The Last Job on Earth

"The Last Job on Earth" portrays a dystopian future populated by robot cats, malfunctioning medical machines and a profound unemployment problem. But is it inevitable?

Greg Gunn’s Mythical Mondays

Sure it’s Tuesday, but yesterday was a holiday here in the US so today is essentially everyone’s Monday—at least here in America. I wanted to… Read more

30 Seconds of Sound

Musician and sound designer Simon Pyke (Freefarm) recently released round two of 30 Seconds of Sound Visualised.

ROYGBIV: AIKO

Aiko is a haunting tale of struggle and loss set in a world very much like our own... but with monsters.

Ickerman: Sci-fi nostalgia for the current day (with bad ass vehicles)

I'll be honest: What initially attracted me to the teaser for Ickerman was the cars — specifically the lane-hogging, glass-encased driverless cars full of partygoers.